"We are incredibly grateful for the work of the ACLU of Indiana and PPFA in ensuring that our patients' access to lifesaving, preventive care such as Pap tests, breast and testicular exams, birth control and STD testing and treatment is now protected, " Betty Cockrum, president & CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky, said in a statement.

In October of 2012, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction against the State of Indiana. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case in May.

On Monday, the State of Indiana and Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky reached an agreement that provisions in the 2011 state law that defunded Planned Parenthood violated Medicaid's "freedom of choice" policy.

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